Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-03, 20:08

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The first run with the Asus Nforce4 A8N32 and the FX55 all stock, 95.3 FPS. This is pretty much exactly the same result (0.1 FPS difference) as with the DFI Nforce4 SLI-DR. Now I am 100% sure that the much newer video driver Steve is using is a much better choice for Doom 3. I will stick to the 92. …

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Re: 2k gaming pc

Posted on 2014-10-03, 18:58

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If the board is a BX board get a FCPGA slotket and a modified Tualatin Celeron 1400. If the board has a chipset with true 133 MHz FSB support then buy a modified Tualatin pIII 1400. If your board is fcpga you dont need the slotket only the modified CPUs, there is a Korean guy on Ebay that sells them …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-03, 18:48

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Liking the new top list. Now that's more like it. It was getting a bit lonely up there. :-D I wonder if our Windows installations are also making a difference. With the exception of my Tualatin system, all of the systems I benched were using a very fresh XP SP3 install. No additional updates, no …

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Re: 2k gaming pc

Posted on 2014-10-03, 17:56

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Ok. I have a gaming pC I'm building, this is for early to mid 00s PIII 580nhz 256mb ram 16bg ati card Sb. LIVE card Windows 98se Any suggestions? I guess that is a PIII 850 MHz and a 16 MB ATI card, probably a Rage 128. It will handle games from 2000 fine and up to 2002 decently but newer games …

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Re: What to do with a 56.6k modem card?

Posted on 2014-10-03, 17:35

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I think PCI modems are the most useless component in old PCs. There's a massive glut of them and nobody wants them. Rarely there might be an individual who needs 1, but that's it. No organization with a network of PCs, schools or otherwise, have any use for them in quantity. They might need network …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-03, 16:52

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Very nice boards! So much copper and it has a molex power connector as well. The Athlon 64 I ordered is a Venice 3400+ 2.4 GHz and 512 KB Cache. Not cheap but you only live once :) It will bring back some memories. I used to have a similar Asrock board but with a Sempron, over clocked from 1.6 GHz …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-03, 16:11

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Its time for team Asus! I do not have my Asus A8N32-SLI in a system at the moment so its availible for some experimenting. Like Phil I prefer to do my testing on a test bench rather than to mess with my complete systems. When overclocking old retro hardware things tend to get a little hot in an old …

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Re: Need help finding a 16:10 1920x1200 monitor for new and old games?

Posted on 2014-10-03, 11:33

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I use a Samsung SyncMaster 2693HM. Its 1920*1200 5ms 26"(TN) It was cheap, perhaps $400-$500 new back then. Its perhaps 6 years old and got decent reviews, if you find a cheap used one I can recommend it. For such a cheap panel the picture is great.

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Re: Gigabyte 6BX7+ not powering up.

Posted on 2014-10-03, 07:45

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The selller - this is me - FGB aka AmoRetro ;) I randomly found this thread on Vogons, the buyer didn't inform me about the thread but contacted me via E-Mail for support. So I will share my thoughs on this topic: Please connect just the minimum required components , namely: - CPU and CPU Fan …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-03, 07:16

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Hmm. USB audio sticks out to me. I'm not sure how much of an impact it makes, but I'd guess that it burns a few more CPU cycles than onboard audio or an internal sound card. How about your DRAM command rate, 1T or 2T? Setting to 1T will boost performance if your DIMMs can handle it. Well perhaps I …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-02, 21:15

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The first result with the DFI Nforce4. 1024*768 Ultra. 91.2 FPS, A64 Clawhammer 4000+ 2.4 GHz, DFI Nforce4, 2x512MB DDR200CL2-3-2-6, 6800GT 92.91, USB audio, XP Pro. Still not as fast as Steves 3700+, I wonder if its the older CPU core, the video card driver or the memory amount that holds the …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-02, 15:46

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I might keep an eye out for some S754 gear. Should be cheap as everyone is chasing 939 stuff :P If you want to spend little money look after motherboards with VIA chipset, the VIA chipsets for K8 do not have any deal-breaking issues other than lack of PCI lock in earlier versions. If you are fine …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-02, 15:32

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Time for a shower. No joke I had some filthy boards that wouldn't work. Showered them and let them dry for a while (it's VERY hot in Australia) outside and they all worked again :) I often wash non working hardware aswell :) My success rate has not been close to 100% but some boards have come to …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-02, 15:00

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I could not get the DFI RDX200 board to post, I have tried 3 CPUs, ~10 different memory modules, different video cards and PSUs. The board powers on but 4 red diagnostic lights stay turned on and no post. The seller left the bios clear jumper in clear mode but that jumper should just disconnect the …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-01, 18:05

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Looking forward to seeing what it can do! The boards I used, when Athlon 64 was king, were Asrock uATX boards. The cheaper socket though, 754? The chipset was something basic from Nvidia with built in graphics. Something 600 or 700 I can't remember. They were a lot more mature than the early stuff …

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Re: Doom 3 timedemo shootout with period correct hardware.

Posted on 2014-10-01, 17:41

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It wasnt the other DFI Lanparty Nforce3 socket 754 board that was waiting at the post office. It was yet another DFI K8 motherboard I bought, I had almost forgotten about this one. I really really hope this board works, I have looked over it and visually I cant find any faults. DFI RDX200 socket 939 …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2014-10-01, 16:29

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When it comes to old Compaq P3 notebooks N410C is my choice today aswell as back then, I have owned mine since 2002. The coin cell is dead and I have not bothered to change it for a new one so I have to reset once to get it to boot if the computer has been disconnected from the electrical grid …

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Re: IRC chan?

Posted on 2014-10-01, 12:21

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If someone creates one I will idle in it 😉

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Re: Gigabyte 6BX7+ not powering up.

Posted on 2014-10-01, 11:18

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

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I think the PSU is to new. I have plenty of old ATX boards that wont work with some new PSUs.

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Re: Archive.org hosting warez?

Posted on 2014-09-30, 17:38

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I bought Neverwinter Nights the original release among other games in a bundle. One CD was missing but I solved the problem, this is hardly piracy but it may look like piracy if you look at the action through some shady copyright organizations eyes.

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